Voltaire was an french enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for wanting freedom of religion and free trade. His works influenced many thinkers during the American and the french revolutions.
François-Marie Arouet (21 November 1694 - 30 May 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion and free trade.
a French writer who wrote about freedom of religion and free trade. He wrote books, essays and plays. Well known because of the censorship he fought against while he was writing.
Voltaire was important because he was an enlightened think who criticized the French government even though he was French himself.
empiricism and religious toleration are to be celebrated
Your right to say something, even if he didn't agree with it.
He brang tolerance around the world.
Louis Antoine de Bouganville. Voltaire. Emile Zola.
Jean Huber Voltaire was born in 1721.
Voltaire was a French philosopher who fought intolerance. Voltaire's ideas helped spark and later fuel the French Revolution.
Voltaire died on May 30, 1778 at the age of 83.
Lord Herbert of Cherbury (12583-1648) is considered the father of deism. The other famous exponents of deism were John Toland, Anthony Collins, Mathew Tindall, Thomas Woolston, and Thomas Chubb. In France Voltaire advocated deism while Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson were the two American proponents.
candide
Voltaire's famous quote from the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is: "I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
they were very famous peole that influenced the enlightenment period.
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Voltaire.
The most famous of the philosphes was Voltaire. A+ (:
Voltaire, Diderot, Rosseau, Thoreau, Adam Smith
Voltaire did not actually say that famous quote. It was written by Evelyn Beatrice Hall in her 1906 biography of Voltaire, summarizing his beliefs on free speech and tolerance. The quote encapsulates Voltaire's advocacy for freedom of expression and open debate.
Voltaire was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit and advocacy of freedom of speech and religion. He criticized the abuses of power in his works and championed reason and tolerance.
That would be Candide.
Louis Antoine de Bouganville. Voltaire. Emile Zola.
Voltaire is undoubtedly one of the most famous Enlightenment thinkers there ever was. Voltaire was once exiled to England because of his provocation, Voltaire became an absolute admirer of British culture, science, and political institutions. Most of all, he became a convert to the ideas of Newton, Bacon, and Locke (all three of whom were key figures during the Scientific Revolution in the previous century.Voltaire is famous for popularizing Newton's work in France and advocating British empiricism and the scientific method, as opposed to the more Cartesian method the French used at the time. Voltaire published Philosophical Letters after his return to France in 1734. This work was a huge sensation. He focused on religious and political liberty, which he portrayed through many comparisons between British and French methods and ideas. British open-mindedness and respect for scientists, as well as its support for research, was very unlike Louis XIV's intolerant attitude (remember that Louis XIV was an absolutist monarch). Thus he was famous for being a critic.In addition to this, Voltaire also had a famous line "Ecrasez l'infame" which translates to "crush infamy", directed at all forms of repression, fanaticism, and bigotry. Voltaire had a steadfast opposition to any sort of intolerance, but most of all, religious intolerance. He wanted to rescue morality and he argued for common sense and simplicity, believing that those reveal the good in humanity and establish stable authority. Thus, Voltaire was also famous for being intolerant of intolerance.And, of course, Voltaire is still very famous as a writer. He critiqued many aspects of French society and also published his own works. The Philosophical Letters mentioned above is one of them. But, Voltaire is most famous for publishing Candide, a novel. This novel ridicules those who believe humans have a ceaseless potential for improving themselves and their environment. Thus, Voltaire is also famous as a writer.